The role of psychological capital, life expectancy and perceived social support with the quality of life of older women

maryam zare ghashti¹ iraj shakeri nia²

1) Master of Educational Sciences, Towards Counseling, Islamic Azad University, Babol Talshan Branch, Rasht, Gilan (Corresponding Author)
2) Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Guilan

IOI Code : XEBA-GKCDA
Publication : Second National Conference on Futurism in Psychology and Educational Sciences(femconf.ir)
Abstract :
    The aim of this study was to determine the role of psychological capital, life expectancy and perceived social support with the quality of life of older women. The statistical population included all elderly women in the social security pension fund of the city. A total of 335 people were selected by convenience sampling and submitted to the WHO Quality of Life Questionnaire (1996), Schneider et al. s Life Examination Questionnaire (1991), Lutans Psychological Capital (2007), and Perceived Multidimensional Social Support. Et al. (1998) answered .. The results showed that the research variables positively predict a total of 41.9% of changes in quality of life of elderly women (P <0.05).

Keywords : psychological capital hope for the future perceived social support quality of life old age